Forestry Statistics 2009 - International Forestry

Wood removals

A total of 3.6 billion m3 underbark of wood was removed from global forests in 2007, of which around one half was for use as woodfuel and around one half was industrial roundwood (for use by wood processors).

North and Central America and Europe accounted for around two thirds of all industrial roundwood removals in 2007, whilst around three quarters of woodfuel removals took place in Asia and Africa.

Table 9.4 Wood removals by region, 1990-2007

Region

1990

1995

2000

2005

2006

2007

million m3 underbark

Industrial roundwood

Europe

UK

6

7

8

8

8

9

EU-271

319

296

343

369

337

379

Total Europe

519

408

483

540

516

576

Africa

57

66

69

67

69

69

Asia

258

263

231

235

232

240

North and Central America

595

603

633

635

608

597

Oceania

33

41

47

49

49

51

South America

110

134

145

176

160

172

World

1 571

1 515

1 608

1 702

1 635

1 705

Woodfuel

Europe

UK

0

0

0

0

0

0

EU-271

45

45

45

85

89

88

Total Europe

116

86

109

150

154

153

Africa

439

502

526

569

596

603

Asia

784

789

834

796

790

787

North and Central America

163

174

129

130

132

138

Oceania

9

11

13

11

11

11

South America

161

174

186

194

192

194

World

1 672

1 735

1 797

1 850

1 876

1 886

Total roundwood

Europe

UK

6

8

8

8

8

9

EU-271

365

341

388

454

426

467

Total Europe

635

494

592

690

670

729

Africa

495

568

595

636

665

672

Asia

1 042

1 052

1 065

1 031

1 023

1 027

North and Central America

758

777

762

765

740

736

Oceania

42

52

60

60

60

62

South America

271

307

331

369

353

366

World

3 243

3 251

3 405

3 552

3 511

3 591

Not National Statistics.

Source: FAO.

Notes:

1. Cyprus is included in EU-27 total but is part of FAO's Asia region.